And the Winner Is… Me! (and Mosso)

We started Mosso because we knew there were web developers who wanted a reliable platform for their applications and email–without being the ones responsible for all the technology.

Basically, Mosso does, on a much larger scale, what I have been doing as a consultant for the last few years â€“ stripping as much of the technology details as possible out of the lives of people that have an idea and/or dream â€“ they want to build the idea, not manage the server, or the databases. They want to be able to focus on building what they envision. Iâ€™ve helped people focus on that â€“ Mosso lets thousands of people do the same.

Thatâ€™s what Mosso does. And more. And in very cool ways.

Mosso also passed all of my test points:

I need to build teams.

I need to work with smart people.

I need a voice.

I need responsibility, accountability, AND authority.

I need the security of a larger company with the atmosphere of a startup.

I needed a company that is nimble â€“ it can quickly adjust to change, and new ideas.

My work must have value to me, and to others.

The impact has to have a large footprint. I like building big!

So, how did Mosso do on this list? Extremely well. I will not be building one team â€“ but several teams. I have met some of the smartest people â€“ all in one company in downtown San Antonio.

My position is a senior one â€“ I will eventually have a large team â€“ and many of them I will need to hire. That is important work that is important to the company, and to my new coworkers. Iâ€™ll be allowed to run my teams and do my job â€“ Iâ€™ll be helping grow/invent/implement some very cool technology.

The work environment is amazing â€“ we have real humans at Mosso 24/7. We have developers on call 24/7. We work 24/7 (so you donâ€™t have to!). Developers build their own schedules for covering â€œon callâ€ â€“ they donâ€™t need a â€œmanagerâ€ â€“ they are managing quite well right now :) So I will focus on improving our processes and hiring more talented people (call me if you are interested â€“ 210-845-4440).

New employees get their choice of computers. You want a Windows desktop? â€“ no problem. One monitor, or two? You want a 17â€ MacBook Pro (I Do!) â€“ thatâ€™s cool as well. One monitor, or two? Itâ€™s really up to you. Since we are building computing for the cloud, the systems we personally choose donâ€™t really matter (except for where you feel most productive!).

Like any startup, you have a lot to do â€“ your job description might as well read, â€œSucceedâ€. I like that. But weâ€™re also backed by Rackspace â€“ a very strong company (and a very cool company to work at in their own right â€“ theyâ€™ve won a lot of awards for being a cool place to work).